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Late AC/DC Singer BON SCOTT Featured In 'Face Painting With Bill Leak' Series

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, late AC/DC singer Bon Scott is one of six iconic Australians who are painted by 52-year-old artist Bill Leak as part of a six-part series called "Face Painting With Bill Leak". For the portrait of AC/DC frontman Bon Scott, Leak travelled to Perth to attend a t...

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MASTODON's TROY SANDERS To Co-Host BBC RADIO 1's 'Rock Show'

Troy Sanders (bass, vocals) of the Atlanta progressive metal band MASTODON will co-host next week's (November 17/18) installment of BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show". The program, which is hosted by Daniel P. Carter, airs Monday nights/Tuesday mornings between 12:00 midnight and 2:00 a.m. local U.K. time (7...

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AC/DC: New York City Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of AC/DC's November 12, 2008 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "redimix75"). Photos of the show can be found on MSG.com. According to Billboard.biz, AC/DC's "Black Ice" (Columbia/Sony BMG) has topped Billboard's pan-Euro...

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DESPISE YOU, PIGSTY Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST

DESPISE YOU (California) and PIGSTY (Czech Republic) are the final two bands to be confirmed for next year's edition of the Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 22-24, 2009 at the Sonar in Baltimore, MD. The final festival billing is as follows: ABSCESS (California) ABSU (Texas) AGENDA OF SWINE...

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AC/DC's 'Black Ice' Continues To Top European Chart

According to Billboard.biz, AC/DC's "Black Ice" (Columbia/Sony BMG) has topped Billboard's pan-European Top 100 Albums chart for a third week. The Anglo-Australian rock band still has four No. 1 berths across Europe, in Germany, Denmark, Greece and the Belgian region of Flanders. "Ice" falls 1-2 in...

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AC/DC's 'Black Ice' Still Tops In Canada

According to JAM! Showbiz, AC/DC's latest album, "Black Ice", has topped the Canadian chart for a third straight week, selling 27,000 copies, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. It has now racked up a grand total of 186,000 in sales since its release. According to Undercover News, "B...

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SPV/Steamhammer Reissues METAL CHURCH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, PRONG, BONHAM Titles In Europe

Hannover, Germany-based label SPV/Steamhammer has partnered with Sony in re-releasing groundbreaking albums in Europe. Each album is digitally remastered and comes in a digipak with a new booklet. Each booklet has indiviudual liner notes and unseen photos. The liner notes were written by: * Jerry Ew...

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RED RIVER REVIVAL Seeks New Drummer

RED RIVER REVIVAL, the new band featuring former members of SUPERJOINT RITUAL and ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER, has issued the following update: "We need a drummer. You need to be able to live in or near the Atlanta area. We are looking for a drummer who can tour. We need a drummer who doesn't have horrible d...

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BUCKHERRY Frontman Talks AC/DC, Politics

Hard Rock Hideout recently conducted an interview with BUCKHERRY frontman Josh Todd. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hard Rock Hideout: What are the plans going into the New Year for the band? Josh Todd: Well, we have this new album "Black Butterfly" and it has a lot of great ...

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MASTODON Guitarist Hospitalized; Band To Continue Touring As Three-Piece

Bill Kelliher, guitarist with Atlanta-based progressive metallers MASTODON, has been hospitalized in London as of November 3 during the band's current European "Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" package tour with SLAYER, TRIVUM and AMON AMARTH. Doctors will continue to monitor his condition which is imp...

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NAPALM DEATH, VENOMOUS CONCEPT, MISERY INDEX Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST

NAPALM DEATH, VENOMOUS CONCEPT and MISERY INDEX have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 22-24, 2009 at the Sonar in Baltimore, MD. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABSCESS (California) ABSU (Texas) AGENDA OF SWINE (California) ANTIGA...

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AC/DC's 'Black Ice' Certified Triple Platinum In Australia

According to Undercover News, AC/DC's "Black Ice" album has been certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments in excess of 210,000 copies (an album qualifies for platinum certification if it exceeds 70,000 copies shipped to retailers). However, the...

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THE ANSWER To Perform At NYC's Union Square Virgin Megastore

THE ANSWER, a four-piece rock band from Northern Ireland now touring as the opening act on AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour, will make an in-store appearance at the Union Square Virgin Megastore in New York City on Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00 p.m. The event is in support of that day's release of the gr...

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AC/DC's Norwegian Chart Reign Continues

The Norwegian music industry was caught by surprise when AC/DC topped the album chart with "Black Ice" last week, reports Norway's music industry magazine Faro Journalen. But the Australian veteran rockers have had such strong sales for their new CD that they managed to hold on to the No. 1 position...

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AC/DC's 'Black Ice' Continues To Dominate Charts Worldwide

Australian hard rock legends AC/DC continue to dominate sales charts around the world as "Black Ice" remains the #1 selling album in the U.S., Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Argentina, Canada and Spain. Released globally on Monday October 20, 2008, "Black Ice" topped sales charts in 29 countries...